A reader sent in a question asking if Jesus was really the friend of sinners or not. He had heard that Jesus was not actually the friend of sinners, but had only been accused of this by the religious Pharisees so they could discredit Him and His teaching.

This post looks at several reasons why Jesus WAS the friend of sinners, and why we should be the friend of sinners also.

In the Parable of the Four Soils, we are invited to be and work with the good soil people. But who are the good soil people? What makes good soil? This post considers these sorts of questions and invites us to follow Jesus in befriending the good soil people.